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An Act to incorporate the town of Center Point, in the county of Sevier. 1858-1859 284 (1858)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0137 and id is 1 raw text is: 284 Statutes of Arkansas, shall prevail and continue in force in said counties. SEC. 19. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act, so far as relates to the counties of Randolph, Greene and Crawford, are hereby repealed, and that this act take effect and be in force from and after the first day of January, one thousand, eight hundred and sixty. APPROVED, 21st February, 1859. No. 219.' AN ACT to incorporate the town of Center Point, in the county of Sevier. SECTION 1. The limits of the town of Center Point, in Sevier county defined and the same incorporated. 2. A mayor and five councilmen, to be stied the town council, to be elec- ted on the first Monday in April, 1T59, and on the first Monday in January, in each year thereafter. 3. Qualifications of voters. 4. Eligibility to office. 5. Oflicers to be sworn. 6. Mayor to preside at meetings of the council, and three members to form a quorum. 7. Succession granted to the council for ninety-nine years, and corporate powers specified. . . 8. Powers and duties of the council. 9. Mayor to sign ordinances and cause them to be published. SECTION 10. Recorder to be ex-efficio treasurer; constable to be ex-officio assessor and collector; mayor to be commissioned by the governor. 11. Certain named persons to hold the first election and council to provide for the mode of future elections. 12. Vacancies in office, bow filled. 13. Recorder to keep a record. 14. Citizens of the town exempted from road duty outside of the corporation. 15. Powers of the mayor. 16. Right:of appeal granted from the de- cisions of the mayor, council to fix fees of officers. 17. Nothing in this act to beso construed as to grant any banking privilege. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That the town of Center Point, in the county of Sevier, in the State of Arkansas, the corporation of' which shall be des.cribed as follows: Beginning one half mile due east from the center of the public square of the said town of Center Point, extending thence one-half mile south, thence one mile west, thence one mile north, thence one mile east, thence one half mile south, to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby incorporated. SEc. 2. Be it further .cnacted, That for the preservation of order, and the good government of the inhabitants of the cor- poration of Center Point, there shall be elected by the qualified

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